The Nature Holdings to acquire 47.7% of Barrel for KRW 76bn

SI Consumer & Retail Athleisure and water-sports apparel
Deal value
$52m
Stake
47.7%
Implied 100%
$110m

Deal value ÷ stake (structure unconfirmed)

Revenue
$15m

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Op. income
-$5m

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Multiples
PSR 7.4x

On implied equity value

DART 20220711000296

Target
Barrel · Athleisure and water-sports apparel
Buyer
The Nature Holdings · SI
Seller
—
Structure
—
Announced
May 16, 2022
Closed
Jul 15, 2022
Stage
Signed

Target

Barrel, founded in 2010 and KOSDAQ-listed, is an athleisure and water-sports apparel company with Korea's top share in water-sports wear (rash guards), operating stores in Shenzhen and Guangzhou via a 2018 China subsidiary and present in Hong Kong and Thailand.

Deal rationale

A Nature Holdings official said the company acquired Barrel to pre-empt the global athleisure market in the reopening phase and aimed to grow Barrel into a global athleisure brand like Lululemon. Seoul Economic Daily reported the aim was to broaden its athleisure brand portfolio and strengthen global synergies. Per the filing, 47.7% (3,763,639 shares) was to be acquired for KRW 76 billion with a scheduled acquisition date of 15 July 2022.

기타해외 진출
Revenue$15m
Operating income-$5m
EBITDA—
Net income—

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Press coverage

  • 서울경제 (2022-05-16): “배럴의 지분 47.7%(376만3639주)를 760억 원에 인수했다고 16일 공시했다.”

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